Hi My Name is Peter Vieth

Once the Arduino board had a Bluetooth module attached, it was time to make it talk to another device.  We chose our Nexus Ones– Android 2.2 powered smart phones.  Briefly, prior to Android 2.0, Bluetooth support in the Android OS was really awful and generally not worth bothering with.  Even today, it’s still kind of read more »

For some time now, I’ve contemplated the possibilities of smarter home automation.  There’s a lot of focus on low level protocols for home automation– X10, ZigBee, etc.  These are often called “high level” protocols, which they sort of are from the point of view of, say, an electrical engineer.  But they’re not high level for read more »

I’ll be at the Maker Faire Bay Area 2010.  More details available here.